8 May 2023, 18:45-20:15
Register start 4 April 2023
Register end 8 May 2023
IHL Talks
World Bank
Forced displacement and migration are one of the many devastating consequences of armed conflicts. Conflicts in Afghanistan, Yemen, Ukraine, the Republic Democratic of the Congo and Syria, among others, have caused the displacement of thousands of people and many took the road to flee the violence and to seek refuge in other countries.
The migration route is, however, often paved with dangers – threats posed by organized crime, sea and desert crossing – and those fleeing armed conflicts are frequently at risk of going missing or being subjected to enforced disappearance. In this context, families’ efforts to find out what happened to their loved ones might turn out to be particularly challenging.
This IHL Talk will address – from a legal and policy perspective – the various humanitarian implications regarding the missing and forcibly disappeared migrants fleeing armed conflicts, including the search for the disappeared and assistance to families, paths to pursue accountability, as well as policies to address the issue of missing and forcibly disappeared migrants.
Panelists will address the following questions in particular:
The IHL Talks are a series of events, hosted by the Geneva Academy, on international humanitarian law and current humanitarian topics. Academic experts, practitioners, policymakers and journalists discuss burning humanitarian issues and their regulation under international law.
Forced displacement and migration are one of the many devastating consequences of armed conflicts. Conflicts in Afghanistan, Yemen, Ukraine, DRC and Syria, among others, have caused the displacement of thousands of people and many took the road to flee the violence and to seek refuge in other countries.
This IHL Talk addressed – from a legal and policy perspective – the various humanitarian implications regarding the missing and forcibly disappeared migrants fleeing armed conflicts, including the search for the disappeared and assistance to families, paths to pursue #accountability, as well as policies to address the issue of missing and forcibly disappeared migrants.
Geneva Academy
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Geneva Academy
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ICRC / AI Generated
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Adobe
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UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré
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Adobe Stock
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ICRC
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Geneva Academy
Geneva Academy